All impatient synonyms
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I i adj impatient
- unable β lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: He was unable to swim.
- restless β characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest: a restless mood.
- thirsty β feeling or having thirst; craving liquid.
- keen β finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- testy β irritably impatient; touchy.
- anxious β If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- eager β keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- irritable β easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.
- abrupt β An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
- agog β If you are agog, you are excited about something, and eager to know more about it.
- antsy β If someone is antsy, they are nervous or impatient.
- ardent β Ardent is used to describe someone who has extremely strong feelings about something or someone.
- athirst β having an eager desire; longing
- avid β You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do.
- breathless β If you are breathless, you have difficulty in breathing properly, for example because you have been running or because you are afraid or excited.
- brusque β blunt or curt in manner or speech
- choleric β A choleric person gets angry very easily. You can also use choleric to describe a person who is very angry.
- curt β If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.
- demanding β A demanding job or task requires a lot of your time, energy, or attention.
- edgy β nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
- feverish β having fever.
- fretful β disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish.
- hasty β moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- headlong β with the head foremost; headfirst: to plunge headlong into the water.
- hot-tempered β easily angered; short-tempered.
- impetuous β of, relating to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc.; impulsive: an impetuous decision; an impetuous person.
- indignant β feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base: indignant remarks; an indignant expression on his face.
- intolerant β not tolerating or respecting beliefs, opinions, usages, manners, etc., different from one's own, as in political or religious matters; bigoted.
- irascible β easily provoked to anger; very irritable: an irascible old man.
- itchy β having or causing an itching sensation.
adjective impatient
- annoyed β If you are annoyed, you are fairly angry about something.
- irritated β angered, provoked, or annoyed.
- exasperated β Simple past tense and past participle of exasperate.
- aggravated β Aggravated is used to describe a serious crime which involves violence.
- irked β to irritate, annoy, or exasperate: It irked him to wait in line.
- piqued β to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, especially by some wound to pride: She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation.
- touchy β apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable: He is very touchy when he's sick.
- tetchy β irritable; touchy.
- querulous β full of complaints; complaining.
- raring β very eager or anxious; enthusiastic: raring to go.
- hurried β moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- impulsive β actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child.
- rash β acting or tending to act too hastily or without due consideration.
- enthusiastic β Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- excited β awakened
- hotheaded β hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash: Hotheaded people shouldn't drive cars.
- zealous β full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent. Synonyms: enthusiastic, eager, fervid, fervent, intense, passionate, warm. Antonyms: apathetic; lackadaisical.
adverb impatient
- nail-biting β the act or practice of biting one's fingernails, especially as the result of anxiety or nervousness.
- hyper β overexcited; overstimulated; keyed up.
- on edge β a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.